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Term | Definition |
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AXIS | AN IMAGINARY LINE THE EXTENDS THROUGH THE EARTH'S NORTH POLE AND OUT THE SOUTH POLE;TILTED AT 23.5 |
ROTATION | TO SPIN ON AN AXIS |
REVOLUTION | MOVEMENT IN AN ELLIPTICAL PATH AROUND A CENTER |
SEASON CYCLE | THE CYCLE OF SUMMER , FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING DUE TO VARIATION IN INTENSITY OF THE SUN AND LENGTH OF DAY CAUSED BY CAUSED BY THE TILT OF TRHE EARTH |
DAY/NIGHT CYCLE | THE CYCLE OF DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME CAUSED BY THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH ABOUT ITS AXIS |
EQUATOR | AN IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN HALFWAY BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTHERN POLES; DIVIDES THE NORTH AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. |
HEMISPHERE | HALF OF A SPHERE ; THE EARTH IS TYPICALLY DICIDED INTO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |